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Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea - Grantly Galland and Raiana McKinney

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What’s as big as a polar bear, swallows its prey whole, and swims at forty miles an hour? It’s not a shark or a killer whale... it’s the Atlantic bluefin tuna— the largest and longest-lived of the 15 tuna species. Its unique set of adaptations make it one of the most dominant predators in the ocean. Grantly Galland and Raiana McKinney detail how these fish go from tiny hatchling to ocean giant.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Grantly R. Galland, Raiana McKinney
Director
Anna Benner
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Storyboard Artist
Anna Benner
Animator
Anna Benner
Compositor
Anna Benner
Art Director
Anna Benner
Sound Designer
Raphael Tschernuth
Music
Raphael Tschernuth
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Production Coordinator
Abdallah Ewis
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma
Special Thanks
Shana Miller

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